2010 IT Skills and Salary Report

[Damien]

Soo much money in IT i make ah facking wrong turn yes

[AbstractPoetic]

In fact, like the Indian IT Superpowers, the Caribbean area hold alot of world respected IT professionals that cannot even dream to get paid their worth here.

World respected IT professionals? Care to name a few? I haven't heard of any.

Don't knock the Caribbean: last I heard you weren't in IT. I can second Banzai's statement.

I wasn't knocking any region. I am simply asking to provide examples of world respected IT professionals in the region.

[Computerman]

I would be most interested in hearing from the "barely compensated" that have more than the basic certifications/qualifications and work experience.

Me too!

I am sure 95% of people working in I.T. are actually based on work experience and not educational background

Yup.

and you'd also find that job satisfaction / appreciation to be at an all time high with the same said individuals (correct me if I'm wrong here)

You stand corrected.

Have you taken a look at the average IT dept. Bunch of introverts who play too much online games and such!

Yup.

[S-Type]

Thank you sir i now know what i must do

[Sneaky Pete]

Changing my field was one of the best things i've ever done, so far, in my life. Even with the downturn in the economy, the work is plentiful and I can be as busy as I want to.

A sector of IT I recommend is forensics or general network security. I teach a into to computer forensics here in southern cal, and so far, this area is booming.

Other sectors are web administration and dba skill sets, especially if you can tie this with application security, you're golden.

[BulletProof]

Pete... shhhhhh!!! Don't give it away

[saxman642]

Changing my field was one of the best things i've ever done, so far, in my life. Even with the downturn in the economy, the work is plentiful and I can be as busy as I want to.

A sector of IT I recommend is forensics or general network security. I teach a into to computer forensics here in southern cal, and so far, this area is booming.

Other sectors are web administration and dba skill sets, especially if you can tie this with application security, you're golden.

Nice to know that someone advocates my intended path... I am more motivated now.

[rossi]

i wonder whats the monthly expenses (rent, utilities, food etc) to live in these big cities

Let's just say that even on a six-figure salary, cost of living is increasingly high especially in cities like London, NYC, D.C. and Atlanta. Also, lets not forget the concept of debt in this country. Six-figure salaries mean nothing if you have several thousands or hundreds of thousands in student debt, home loans car loans and credit cards.

Folks live off of debt in these countries. I won't be surprised if an IT Manager in the Caribbean is making considerably less but has more spending flexibility and collateral than an IT professional living in the US.

this is what i am trying to get at, my eyes was opened to this recently. while my salary might be considerably less, im in a stress free environment and I am some what comfortable, things could improve where I am but im happy thus far. Not everything is measured in monetary value. The IT environment in the those other countries is very stressful, extremely demanding and it takes up ALL your time. I can work here and run my business part time, still get drunk on weekends lol To each his own i guess

you sir are right